Wordstruck: A MemoirViking, 1989 - Всего страниц: 230 MacNeil's autobiography re-creates the world of his youth and the experiences that were opened up to him through his love of words. His delight and passion for the music and magic of language, have enabled MacNeil to transmute it into a work of art. Photos. |
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... languages . Long ago , with the wanderings of the peoples , a common - source language gradually broke down into many branches — the Latin and Romance languages , the German and Slavic , the Greek , Persian , and Indian . Now English ...
... languages . Long ago , with the wanderings of the peoples , a common - source language gradually broke down into many branches — the Latin and Romance languages , the German and Slavic , the Greek , Persian , and Indian . Now English ...
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... language which was for two millennia wisdom's only mold ? Anxiety may have a perverse side effect : experts who wish to " save " the language may only discourage pleasure in it . Some are good - humoured and tolerant of change , others ...
... language which was for two millennia wisdom's only mold ? Anxiety may have a perverse side effect : experts who wish to " save " the language may only discourage pleasure in it . Some are good - humoured and tolerant of change , others ...
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... language is not the special private property of the language police , or grammarians , or teachers , or even great writers . The genius of English is that it has always been the tongue of the common people , literate or not . English ...
... language is not the special private property of the language police , or grammarians , or teachers , or even great writers . The genius of English is that it has always been the tongue of the common people , literate or not . English ...
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